PSYC 3420H Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Motivation, Counterforce, Assertiveness

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3420H
• Professor: Fergal O' Hagan

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Lecture 8 & chapter 9: motivation to exercise personal control, desire to exercise personal control is predicated on a persons belief that they have the power to produce favorable outcomes. Expectancy is a subjective prediction of how likely it is that an. Event can be an outcome or a course of action that brings event will occur about the outcome: two kinds of expectancy, efficacy expectations particular way. Estimate the likelihood that an individual can behave in a. Political candidate giving a speech to give a competent speech. Pertain to confidence that she can do what it takes: outcome expectations the behaviour is enacted. Estimate how likely it is that certain consequences will follow once. Judgement of one"s capacity to execute a particular act or course of action. Political candidate giving a speech her speech, people will listen, and vote for her.